Democracy Gone Astray

Democracy, being a human construct, needs to be thought of as directionality rather than an object. As such, to understand it requires not so much a description of existing structures and/or other related phenomena but a declaration of intentionality.
This blog aims at creating labeled lists of published infringements of such intentionality, of points in time where democracy strays from its intended directionality. In addition to outright infringements, this blog also collects important contemporary information and/or discussions that impact our socio-political landscape.

All the posts here were published in the electronic media – main-stream as well as fringe, and maintain links to the original texts.

[NOTE: Due to changes I haven't caught on time in the blogging software, all of the 'Original Article' links were nullified between September 11, 2012 and December 11, 2012. My apologies.]

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Steve King CPAC Speech: Congressman Speaks At Annual Conservative Conference

In a brief speech to the CPAC faithful, Saturday morning, Iowa Rep. Steve King was heavy on religion, asserting that while many of the "pillars of American exceptionalism" involve secular ideas and legal notions -- including free markets -- there was still a "lot more to this country than buy, sell, trade, make, gain."

King discussed his steadfast anti-abortion stance -- casting himself as standing against not just liberal Democrats, but also the "rebranding" effort taking place in the GOP and "political expedience." Where former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels once famously called for a "social truce" -- in which conservatives table social issues to discuss fiscal matters -- King reminded the crowd that he's been winning elections while never quieting on social issues. "Some want to rebrand the GOP," King said, "but they will never rebrand conservatives."

King also has no great love for the comprehensive immigration reform plan working its way through Congress -- calling it a "deconstruction" of the rule of law.

Original Article
Source: huffingtonpost.com
Author:  Jason Linkins 
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